drilling

Levingston Shipbuilding Company
has launched the Dixilyn-
Field 87 (shown above) at its
shipyard in Orange, Texas. The
triangular shaped, Levingston designed
Class 111-C jackup drilling
rig is 200 feet by 186 feet by
23 feet.
When this self-elevating drilling
platform is completed,

Diesel Engine Manufacturers
Continue To Improve The Fuel
Efficiency Of Their Engines
In an effort to reduce fuel costs,
the American marine industry has
undergone a renaissance in marine
engineering. The last decade
has seen the deepsea U.S.

Promet Pte. Ltd., one of the largest international
engineering contracting companies
in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, recently
launched the self-propelled, jackup
type well service barge Carl Fleming at its
shipyard in Jurong, Singapore.
Christening of the barge was performed
by Mrs.

Recognized the last 23 years as
the world's preeminent international
offshore industry event, the
Offshore Technology Conference
(OTC) will focus on the critical issues
of economics and the environment
affecting the international
petroleum industry.

The Houston,Texas-based ETA
Offshore Seminars, Inc. (ETAOS)
has scheduled a seminar session for
February 4-8, 1974, in Houston.
ETAOS has presented six previous
training- seminars for the offshore
industry on an international scale.
The seminars,

A new six-page four-color illustrated
brochure titled "Treasure
Islands" is now available from
Marathon LeTourneau Offshore
Company, the leading designer
and manufacturer of mobile selfelevating,
offshore drilling rigs.
The brochure gives specifications
of

N.V. Parry, senior vice president
of Santa Fe Drilling Co.,
Orange, Calif., has been named
general operations manager with
responsibilities for all of the company's
drilling rigs in this country
and abroad.
In other organizational changes
announced by president G.

A joint venture called Arctic
Dredging and Construction (ADCON)
has recently been formed
to engage in large-scale offshore
construction projects required for
development of oil resources in
the Beaufort Sea.
The new organization brings
together the experience,